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Sexual Nature 2/3
How did sex begin and why do some many species keep doing it?
Sexual Nature 3/3
Life’s many paths to being female or male: in humans, komodo dragons and transexual fish
What If... We could all become cyborgs?
Dr Andrew Holding meets some of the people straddling the line between man and machine.
What If... We could stay young forever? 1/3
Peter Bowes explores how science and lifestyle could hold the promise to staying young.
What If... We could stay young forever? 2/3
Peter Bowes asks if exercise and lifestyle changes hold the key to staying young.
What If... We could stay young forever? 3/3
Peter Bowes concludes his exploration of the drive to live longer by looking at diet.
Premiership Science
Like football, science is an international endeavour complete with its own stars.
Obituary: Margaret Thatcher
An obituary of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Annette Karmiloff-Smith on toddlers and TV
Should babies under two watch TV? Jim talks to psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Noel Sharkey
Jim Al-Khalili talks to roboticist and psychologist, Noel Sharkey.
A Trip Around Mars with Kevin Fong - Part One
The alien mountains, canyons and craters that inspire scientists and writers
A Trip Around Mars - Part Two
Canyons, craters and mountains: The spectacular Martian terrain carved by swathes of water
The Crying Game
Why do we cry and why are emotional tears a uniquely human trait?
After Sandy
How can science protect New York from future super storms?
Deep Sea Vents
Are newly discovered deep ocean ecosystems threatened by deep sea mining?
On the Trail of the American Honeybee 1/2
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops
On The Trail of the American Honeybee
Dr Adam Hart explores the impact of migratory bee-keeping in the United States
Alan Watson
Around a million cosmic rays pass through us every night but where do they come from?
Amoret Whitaker
Forensic entomologist Amoret Whitaker on insects and their role in solving crimes
Solar Max
Astronomer Lucie Green looks at the dangers a solar superstorm could pose to us on Earth
Build Me a Brain
Scientists connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to see how the brain works
Quorum Sensing
Can we beat bacteria by stopping the bugs from talking to each other?
Plate Tectonics and Life
Plate tectonics: the force that shaped the Earth - and shaped the life on it
Forecasting Earthquakes
Can we ever reliably predict earthquakes to justify the cost of forecasting them?
Oxytocin
Can taking the hormone oxytocin make people more sociable, trusting and loving?
Crossrail: Tunnelling under London
How 26 miles of precision engineered tunnels are created through London's erratic geology
The Story of SARS, Part One
Meet the medical staff who fought to contain the spread of this pandemic
The Story of SARS, Part Two
Kevin Fong explores the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on
CERN and Science in Africa
The impact of the search for the Higgs boson on science teaching in Africa
Raising Allosaurus
Can scientists bring extinct animals back from the dead?
E-cigarettes
Do e-cigarettes really help smokers quit and are they safe?